Obesity In India

Eli Lilly to launch its obesity drug at competitive price in India in 2025

Lilly's rival Danish firm Novo Nordisk is also working to bring its obesity drug Wegovy (Semaglutide) to India soon, and according to reports the company may launch Wegovy in 2026

Need to face up to junk food crisis as study shows 23% Indians overweight

Indians need simple, easy-to-understand, and prominent warning labels, so that their better natures are given a chance to overtake their impulses

Wealthy Indians jump through hoops to secure weight-loss drugs like Ozempic

Indi had the third largest number of people with obesity as of 2022, behind China and the US, according to a study in The Lancet, with numbers surging as junk food consumption becomes more commonplace

New oral diabetes and obesity drug sale doubles in India amid demand surge

The sales of Novo Nordisk's Rybelsus tablet, used for diabetes treatment and weight reduction, more than doubled to Rs 363 crore this year from Rs 147 crore last year

Biocon leads India's push into anti-obesity drugs as patents lapse

The company, helmed by Kiran Mazumdar Shaw, is leading the charge among Indian drugmakers - the world's largest supplier of generic medicines - as they race to grab a slice of the obesity drugs market

Around 12.5 mn children in India aged between 5-19 are obese: Report

About 12.5 million children aged between five and 19 in India were overweight in 2022, according to a global analysis published in The Lancet journal Of the 12.5, 7.3 million were boys and 5.2 million girls. The total number of children, adolescents and adults worldwide living with obesity has surpassed one billion. These trends, together with the declining prevalence of people underweight since 1990, make obesity the most common form of malnutrition in most countries, the researchers said. Obesity and underweight are both forms of malnutrition and are detrimental to people's health in many ways. The latest study provides a highly detailed picture of global trends in both forms of malnutrition over the last 33 years. The analysis by the NCD Risk Factor Collaboration (NCD-RisC) -- a global network of scientists -- and the World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that the rate of obesity among the world's children and adolescents in 2022 was four times the rate in 1990. It is very

12.5 mn children, teens in India obese in 2022, shows Lancet study

About 12.5 million children aged between five and 19 in India were overweight in 2022, according to a global analysis published in The Lancet journal Of the 12.5, 7.3 million were boys and 5.2 million girls. The total number of children, adolescents and adults worldwide living with obesity has surpassed one billion. These trends, together with the declining prevalence of people who are underweight since 1990, make obesity the most common form of malnutrition in most countries, the researchers said. Obesity and underweight are both forms of malnutrition and are detrimental to people's health in many ways. The latest study provides a highly detailed picture of global trends in both forms of malnutrition over the last 33 years. The analysis by the NCD Risk Factor Collaboration (NCD-RisC) -- a global network of scientists -- and the World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that among the world's children and adolescents, the rate of obesity in 2022 was four times the rate in 1990. It

Eli Lilly expects to launch obesity drug in India next year, says CEO

Mounjaro, chemically known as tirzepatide, is currently sold in the UK and Europe under the same brand name for both conditions

Anti-obesity drug market on steady growth path in India, shows data

The anti-obesity drugs' market had a sluggish growth till 2021, says Sheetal Sapale, vice-president, commercial, Pharmarack, a market research firm

Change in diet causing obesity rise, micronutrient deficiency: ATNI report

Citing multiple studies, the report pointed out the association between high consumption of highly processed foods and both low dietary diversity and inadequate intake of micronutrients

No of undernourished people in India declines; obesity on rise: UN report

The number of undernourished people in India has declined in the last 15 years to 224.3 mn in 2019-2021, according to a UN report, which also said that there are more obese adults and anaemic women

Nearly one-fourth of all men and women in India are now obese: NFHS

NFHS notes steady increase in obesity among women as household wealth increases

Fewer undernourished people in India now; obesity in adults rising: UN

The number of undernourished people in India has declined by 60 million in over a decade, according to a UN report which said that there were less stunted children but more obese adults in the country

Avoid obesity, maintain healthy lifestyle to lower risk of knee replacement

A balanced diet can help in maintaining good metabolism in the body in patients with obesity, diabetes, and cardiac illness

Curb midnight cravings; opt for nutritional food items to avoid obesity

carbohydrate & caffeine addiction are one of those food items that can instill a sense of craving

India had the second highest number of obese children in 2015 with 14.4 mn

The results showed that the prevalence of obesity has doubled since 1980 in more than 70 countries